Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
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To-day is cool, what relief after the
hot weather that we have just passed
through. Corn will be the best in this
region than it has been for years.
Mr.. VIM. Travis from Iowa is here on
visit. lie says crops look better here
than they do out his way. Harvesting
is all done and now we hear the familiar
hum Of the thresher, beating out the
golden grain. The yield Will be fair
and the quality splendid.
Farmers are slowly disposing of their
surplus stock. Ed Borah sold % head
of steers to Il. Gillespie. A buyer from
Nebraska is also buying up stock here
to feed on the rich and luxuriant valley
of the Platte.
Mrs. Stone, of Ohio, formerly resi-
dent of this state, leetured on temper
ance under the auspices of the Good
Templars, Tuesday night, and also
lectured August 9th at 10 o'clock. Her
audience was very large and attentive.
Marriod-At Brodtyille, July q, 1887,
by Jacob Shrake, Esq, Mr.. Joe Boor-
man, of Wyalusing, to Miss Ruth Bur-
ton, of Crawford county. The Squire
got the job tying the knot, but the
minister being absent at the time lost
valuable coon skin, so says dame rumor.
The village of Wyalusing appears to
have a genuine boom at present. The
c., b. & N. is removing the Kendall
warehouse in order to straighten the
track, the company agreeing to put in
a depot and side-track; land has been
leased for stock yards and new pair
Of scales is to be put IN as soon as prac-
ticable. Now, then, let US give three
cheers for the town which has just
aroused from its long RIP Van Wrinkle
sleep.
A few days ago some of our folks in
need of little recreation hitched up
and took their families down to the
river. Excavations several feet deep
were made in search of angle worms,
one or two old straw piles were forked
over to find grub worms. Hard work,
that you say" not at all, the average
boy can 90 that and much more just
for the fun Of it. The party reached
BagleY in high glee and visited the diff
fereht places of interest.
Mr.. Z. M. Calkins has just received a
fine stock Of new goods and is rapidly
filing up his large and tidy looking
store. Mr. Bagley has also a fin line
ofsgoods. Call and see US, they say,
and we will convince you that McGregor
is on the iowa side. Cigars, cheese.
bologna and crackers were duly
sampled on our way to the fishing
ground. Our party got separated after
much chasing, shouting, and by waving
table cloths we got together, the cloth
was laid and the lunch prepared.
Friend, did you ever picnic, and did
you never feel the coming appetite you
never at home can feel? rs all earthly
things must brave an end, so did our
lunch. While children splashed in the
water, young men shouldered arms to
look for feathered game, older ones took
to a leaky boat in search of the finny
tribe. Did we find EN-. yes Stree,
large school of the latest hatch followed
close in our wake, nibbling the bait; did
we catch 'em, yes; now and then
foolish little fish would open his mouth
to laugh at our comical looking outfit
and was gobbled up. After a time we
tired OF pushing our boat through the
dense mass that lined the bottom of the
half dried up slough, so we returned
and delivered to the ladies who were
patiently waiting our big catch, con
sisting Of an eight or 1o-pound sun-fish
and a large bunch Of pond lilies, and
and that was all. AS we waived adieu
the Bagley scout says, come again.
RpD Too